Handle grip



Jan. 30, 1951 F. ALLEN 2,539,805

HANDLE GRIP Filed Feb. 14, 1946 Inventor Eamk AZZeW/ I I? 1 I a 5 I Miatented Jan. 30,1,915i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE HANDLE GRIT Frank Allen, Joplin, Mo.

Application February 14, 1945, Serial No. 647,485

The herein described invention consists of a grip, the object of whichis to provide a simple and effective means for suspending brooms, hoes,rakes or in fact any article or implement having a handle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support carrying a pairof spaced apart pivoted jaws for gripping a handle or the like.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings inwhich:

Figure l is an elevational View of the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the invention,

-Figure 3 is a top plan view of the invention,

Figure 4 is a broken away elevational view of the device showing thenormal position of the gripping jaws, and

Figure 5 is a like view illustrating a handle just being mounted betweenthe jaws.

-While one embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the abovereferred to drawings, it is to be understood that they are merely forthe purpose of illustration and that various changes in construction maybe resorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the inventionmay be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances whichmay arise, without in any way departing from the spirit and intention ofthe device which is to be limited only in accordance with the appendedclaims. And while there is stated the primary field of utility oftheinvention it remains obvious that it may be employed in any othercapacity wherein it may be found applicable.

In the accompanying drawings and the following specification, likereference characters indicate like parts throughout and in which itindicates the invention complete which consists of a vertical base platell, formed wedge shaped to conserve metal and which is provided withapertures l2, l3 and is for screws or nails whereby it may be secured toa cleat or wall.

The lower rectangular position of the base has spaced rectangularflanges l5 and I6 adjacent the edges IT and 18 which are cut out to formhorizontal seats to be later referred to. The flanges I5 and it aresevered from the edge 2| of said base and are first turned downvertically to form ribs l9 and 20 and then horizontally to form stops 22and 23 to limit the downward movement of the rubber jaws 24 and 25. Theterminal edges 26 and 2'! of these stops are rounded to preventscratching a handle as 28 of a broom or other device to be suspended.

Each of the jaws 2e and 25 are transversely stepped and include anenlarged block portion 33 having a bottom wall 3 3, first and second endwalls 35 and 36 respectively, a top wall 31, and a 4 Claims. (Cl. 24257)reduced shank portion 38 which extends from the first end wall with theupper face thereof disposed substantially flush with the top wall 31 ofthe block portion.

From the edges I! and :8 are turned out backs 2S and 3B for the flangesl5 and I6 and the upper portions of said backs are severed from saidedges ll and I8 and are bent down as at 3| and 32 upon the reduced shankportions of the stepped jaws 2t and 25 to clinch into said shankportions and thereby secure the same upon said flanges i5 and E6. Theshank portions are only about one half the thickness of the blockportions 33 of the jaws 2t and 25 to provide proper resiliency for thejaws and also to conserve rubber. When the weight of member 28 issufficient to draw the-normally upward curved shank portions 38 and theblock portions 33 down flush upon the flanges l5 and it and stops 22 and23 respectively, with the first end walls abutting the ribs IQ and 2tand with the bottom walls 34 of the blocks abutting the stops, asindicated in Figure l, the jaws will be estopped from further downmovement which will of course grip the member 28. Obviously, when theblock are in the position shown in Figure 1, the ribs 19 and 20constitute a fulcrum for the blocks during further downward swingingmovement thereof, and consequently reduce the effective flexible lengthof the jaw members.

From the above description it will be apparent that the device issimple, effective and inexpensive.

From the foregoing specification it will become apparent that theinvention disclosed will adequately accomplish the functions for whichit has been designed and in an economical manner and that itssimplicity, accuracy and ease of operation are, such as to provide arelatively inexpensive device considering what it will accomplish andthat it will find an important place on the art to which it appertainswhen once placed on the market.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawings.Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Changes inshape, size and rearrangement of details and parts such ascome within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to, inactual practice, if desired.

Having now described my invention that which I and extendingtransversely thereof, a pair of jaw members each including a resilientblock having first and second end walls and a resilient shank formedintegrally with said first end wall and extending transversely thereof,means for securing the end of each of said shanks remote from saidblocks to said flanges with said first end walls adapted to abut saidribs, said ribs constituting a fulcrum for said blocks when said blocksare in their handle supporting position thereby reducing the effectiveflexible length of said jaw members, the second end walls of saidresilient blocks being adapted to frictionally grip a handle disposedtherebetween.

2. A support for handled articles comprising a plate, a pair of flangescarried by said plate and extending transversely thereof, said flangesbeing disposed substantially coplanar with the registeri g ends spacedfrom each other, a rib depending from the registering ends of each ofsaid flanges and extending transversely thereof, a pair of jaw memberseach including a resilient block having first and second end walls, anda resilient longitudinally arcuate shank having one end thereof formedintegrally with said first end wall of said block, said shanks extendingtransversely of said first end Walls, means for attaching the ends ofsaid shanks remote from said blocks to said flanges with the convexfaces thereof abutting said flanges, said first end walls of said blocksbeing adapted to abut said ribs, said ribs constituting a fulcrum forsaid blocks when said blocks are in their handle supporting positionthereby reducing the eifective flexible length of said jaw members, saidsecond end walls being adapted to frictionally retain a handletherebetween.

3. A support for handled articles comprising a plate, a pair of flangescarried by said plate and extending transversely thereof, a ribdepending from the registering ends of each of said flanges andextending transversely thereof, a pair of jaw members each including aresilient block having first and second end walls, a resilient shankformed integrally with each of said first end walls and extendingtransversely thereof, means for securing the end of each of said shanksremote from said blocks to said flanges with said first end wallsadapted to abut said ribs, said ribs constituting a fulcrum for saidblocks when said blocks are in their handle supporting position therebyreducing the effective flexible length of said jaw members, the secondend walls of said resilient blocks being adapted to frictionally grip ahandle disposed therebetween, a pair of stops attached to the ends ofsaid ribs remote from said flanges, said stops extending towards eachother and underlying the bottom of said resilient blocks when the latterare in their handle supporting position.

4. A support for handled articles comprising a plate, a pair of flangescarried by said plate and extending transversely thereof, said flangesbeing disposed substantially coplanar with their registering ends spacedfrom each other, a rib depending from the registering ends of each ofsaid flanges and extending transversely thereof, a pair of jaw memberseach including a resilient block having first and second end walls and aresilient longitudinally arcuate shank having one end thereof formedintegrally with said first end wall of said block, said shanks extendingtransversely of said first end walls, means for attaching the ends ofsaid shanks remote from said blocks to said flanges with the convexfaces thereof abutting said flanges, said first end walls of said blocksbeing adapted to abut said ribs, said ribs. constituting a. fulcrum forsaid blocks when said blocks are in their handle supporting positionthereby reducing the eflective length of said jaw members, said secondend walls being adapted to frictionally retain a handle therebetween, apair of stops attached to the ends of said ribs remote from saidflanges, said stops extending towards each other and underlying thebottom of said resilient blocks when the latter are in their handlesupporting position.

FRANK ALLEN.

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